Grade 5 ELA (New York Next Generation)

Reading (Literary and Informational)

• 5R1 (RI&RL) Find and cite evidence to explain what a text says explicitly and to make logical inferences.
• 5R2 (RI&RL) Identify a theme or central idea, show how key details support it, and summarize the text.
• 5R3 (RL) Compare and contrast characters, settings and events in a literary text using specific details.
• 5R3 (RI) Explain how people, events, ideas or concepts relate or interact, using evidence from the text.
• 5R4 (RI&RL) Work out the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative and subject words, and their effect.
• 5R5 (RL) Explain how chapters, scenes or stanzas fit together to give a story, drama or poem its structure.
• 5R5 (RI) Compare and contrast the overall structure of two or more informational texts.
• 5R6 (RL) Explain how a narrator's or speaker's point of view affects how events are described.
• 5R6 (RI) Analyze several accounts of the same event or topic, noting similarities and differences in point of view.
• 5R7 (RI&RL) Analyze how visual and multimedia elements add to the meaning of a text.
• 5R8 (RI&RL) Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support claims, and which evidence supports which claim.
• 5R9 (RI&RL) Use set criteria to classify texts and judge quality, and connect texts to other texts, ideas and experiences.

Reading Foundations

• 5RF3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills to decode words.
• 5RF3a Use letter-sound, syllable and word-part knowledge to read unfamiliar multisyllable words accurately.
• 5RF4 Read grade-level text accurately and fluently enough to support comprehension.
• 5RF4a Read grade-level texts of all genres aloud accurately, at a suitable pace and with expression.
• 5RF4b Use context to confirm or correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as needed.

Writing

• 5W1 Write arguments that support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• 5W1a Introduce a precise claim and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
• 5W1b Order reasons logically and support them with facts and details from several sources.
• 5W1c Use precise language and subject vocabulary in an argument.
• 5W1d Use transitions to link ideas and concepts clearly.
• 5W1e End with a concluding statement or section related to the argument.
• 5W1f Keep a style and tone suited to the writing task.
• 5W2 Write informative/explanatory texts that explore a topic and convey relevant information.
• 5W2a Introduce a topic clearly with a focus and organize related information logically.
• 5W2b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, text features or multimedia.
• 5W2c Use precise, subject-specific vocabulary to explain the topic.
• 5W2d Link ideas with words, phrases and clauses.
• 5W2e End with a concluding statement or section about the information.
• 5W2f Establish a style suited to the subject or task.
• 5W3 Write narratives about real or imagined events using effective technique, detail and clear sequence.
• 5W3a Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters.
• 5W3b Use dialogue and description to develop events or show how characters respond.
• 5W3c Use a variety of transitions to manage the sequence of events.
• 5W3d Use concrete words and sensory details to convey experiences precisely.
• 5W3e Give a conclusion that follows from the narrated events.
• 5W4 Create a response (e.g. poem, story, play, artwork) to a text, author, theme or experience.
• 5W5 Draw evidence from texts to support response, analysis, reflection and research.
• 5W6 Research questions, including their own, by investigating several aspects of a topic in several sources.
• 5W7 Gather information from experience or sources, summarize or paraphrase, avoid plagiarism and list sources.

Speaking and Listening

• 5SL1 Take part in a range of collaborative discussions, expressing ideas clearly and building on others' ideas.
• 5SL1a Come to discussions prepared, having studied the material, and draw on that preparation.
• 5SL1b Follow agreed rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
• 5SL1c Pose and answer specific questions and add comments that build on others' remarks.
• 5SL1d Review key ideas and draw conclusions from the discussion.
• 5SL2 Summarize information presented in visual, numerical or oral formats.
• 5SL3 Identify and evaluate the reasons and evidence a speaker gives for their points.
• 5SL4 Report on a topic or text in logical order with facts and details, speaking clearly at a suitable pace.
• 5SL5 Include digital media or visual displays in presentations to strengthen main ideas.
• 5SL6 Adapt speech to different contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate.

Language

• 5L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.
• 5L3a Expand, combine and reduce sentences for meaning, interest and style.
• 5L3b Compare and contrast varieties of English (e.g. dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas and poems.
• 5L4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using a flexible range of strategies.
• 5L4a Use context clues (e.g. cause and effect, comparisons) to work out word meanings.
• 5L4b Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to word meanings.
• 5L4c Consult dictionaries, glossaries or thesauruses for pronunciation and precise meanings.
• 5L5 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in meaning.
• 5L5a Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
• 5L5b Recognize and explain common idioms, adages and proverbs.
• 5L5c Use relationships between words (synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to understand each word better.
• 5L6 Use academic and subject words, including those that signal contrast, addition and other logical links.